Hyundai
Hyundai is a new car manufacturer compared to those around it and it comes from the Korean market. The first Hyundai cars and the ones that you see now on the streets have a marked difference to them. There have been several wonderful innovations made to it. The latest models that have rolled off the ramp have been great ones that offer great customer delight to the buyer. The Hyundai provides great quality and confidence at an extremely cost effective and affordable of price.
It was in the year 1947 the Chung Ju Yung founded the company called Hyundai Civil Engineering Company. In a few years the company was bombed in the Korean war but it bounced back with great fervor. The founder was determined to succeed as an automobile maker and went ahead to set up the Hyundai Motor Company in the year 1967.
This company established deals with the best company in the vehicle segment that is Ford and this helped it to gain a further foothold into the market. The first car that was made by Hyundai was the Cortina. This made its debut in the year 1974 and the very next year these cars began to be exported to the markets all over the country.
The year was 1986 when the Hyundai entered the US market. This was with the introduction of the subcompact Excel. The car was lapped up by the buyers and the main point that drew them in droves to buy the car was the affordability that it offered them.
The car was a wonderful hit with the buyers and this made the car a hot seller in the market. But, this was short lived as the cars began to showcase a really low amount of durability. The cars that rolled out had to be redesigned with ne innovations and reliability features put in place.
This decision taken in time by the company began to pay off and the buyers started to come back into its fold once again. The customers began to vouch for the quality, reliability and affordability when they would opt for the Hyundai. The brand image that Hyundai has been able to build up is that of an affordable car that offers the buyer great value addition.
The Hyundai models in production are Hyundai Acccent, Azera, Elantra, Equus, Genesis, Genesis Coupe, Santa Fe, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, Tucson, Veloster, Veracruz.
The future models that are going to be rolled off by the manufacturer is the 2100 Hyundai Equus, 2010 Hyundai Tiburon and 2010 Hyundai i30. The out of production models are Hyundai Entourage, Excel, Scoupe, XG300, XG350.
The latest 2011 Hyundai Accent will have a FWD drive train and a 1.6 L 14 engine to it which is going to be manual transmission. When you buy a Hyundai car you know that you will get the best of safety features such as anti-lock brakes, child seat anchors, side airbags and traction control that offers great stability and control in the maneuvering of the car.